Business Forum: Building by the Numbers

Too many remodelers can't improve
their firm's bottom line because they
have no idea what it is. Here's how to
find out where you stand.
If your firm is doing under $1 million
in annual sales volume, you should be
paying yourself, as the owner, 20% of
the gross in total compensation. The
first step toward achieving that goal is
to develop mission statements for yourself,
your family, and your business. All
three statements must be going in the
same direction at the same time, all of
the time.
Next, you have to figure out where
you are and how far you have to go.
The only way to do that is to compile
all of your